Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Netherlands : PhD Design, Modeling, Verification and Tools for Embedded Instruments for Sensors and Analogue

We offer a full-time PhD position in a dynamic and international environment. The duration of the contract is four years. The gross salary will range from € 2.042,00 in the first year to € 2.612,00 per month in the fourth year.
Additionally, the University of Twente provides excellent facilities for professional and personal development. Furthermore, we offer a holiday allowance (amounts to 8%) as well as an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and a number of additional benefits. The labor agreements are in accordance with the CAO-NU for Dutch universities.
      

Uw profiel / Your profile

    Candidates should have an M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering, with background in one or more of the following areas: analog / mixed-signal circuit design, testing or modeling, IJATG and JTAG standards, reliability physics, sensor design.
    Candidates should be fluent in English in speech and writing. An interview will be part of the selection procedure.
    Candidates should have excellent analogue hardware skills, but not avoid digital hardware or software solutions.

More information can be obtained from Dr.ir. Hans Kerkhoff, email: h.g.kerkhoff@utwente.nl. You are invited to go to the Apply link below for your application/motivation letter together with curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a list of courses you have followed (with grades), and the names and addresses of two referees.
      

De organisatie / The organisation

The University of Twente. We stand for life sciences and technology. High tech and human touch. Education and research that matter. New technology which drives change, innovation and progress in society. The University of Twente is the only campus university in the Netherlands; divided over six faculties we provide more than fifty educational programmes. The University of Twente has a strong focus on personal development and talented researchers are given scope for carrying out pioneering research.

The faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) comprises three disciplines that shape Information and Communication Technology. ICT is more than communication. In almost every product we use mathematics, electronics and computer technology and ICT now contributes to all of societies' activities. The faculty works together intensively with industrial partners and researchers in the Netherlands and abroad and conducts extensive research for external commissioning parties and funders. The research which enjoys a high profile both at home and internationally, has been accommodated in the multidisciplinary research institutes MESA+, CTIT and MIRA.

Application Deadline : 31 January 2013